Core i7-9750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, $ 1599

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Having established strong positions in the high-end and professional gaming notebook market with its Blade 15 and Blade Pro notebooks, Razer needs to tackle lower price ranges to keep growing. On Wednesday, the company introduced cheaper versions of the Blade 15 Base model, which offer slightly lower performance than the games, but cost up to $ 400 less than the original Blade 15 Base model launched earlier this year .

Like the other Blade 15 2019 SKUs, the new versions of Blade 15 Base are based on the Intel Core i7-9750H six-core processor (2.6 – 4.5 GHz), coupled with dual-channel DDR4-2667 memory. The new models come with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB of GDDR6 memory (instead of the GeForce RTX 2060), as well as with a storage subsystem consisting of 39, a 128GB SSD and a HDD hard drive or a 256GB SSD and a 1TB SSD. DD hard drive (compared to a 512GB SSD) + a 1 TB hard drive originally). The cheapest model also includes a 15.6-inch Full HD LCD with a refresh rate of 60 Hz (as opposed to 144 Hz in the case of the original SKU reference).

Outside the interior, the design of the cheaper Razer Blade 15 Base is similar to that of its counterpart released this spring. The laptops come in a machined aluminum chassis of 19.9 mm thick, available only in black and weighing 2.1 kilograms. They are also equipped with Bluetooth 5 Wireless-AC 9560 802.11ac + Intel, a GbE port, a Thunderbolt 3 connector, three USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A ports, of two display outputs (miniDP 1.4 and HDMI 2.0b), a 3.5mm headphone connector, a 1MP / 720p webcam, a 65 Wh lithium-ion polymer battery and other essentials.

The new Razer Blade 15 Base models are available immediately in the US and Canada at Razer.com. Other retailers and markets will follow shortly. The cheapest Razer Blade 15 Base with a 128GB SSD, a 1TB hard drive and a 60Hz Full HD display costs $ 1,599, while a slightly more advanced model with a 256GB SSD, a 1TB hard drive and a Full HD resolution of 144Hz the screen is priced at $ 1,799.